b. To talk or chat: “You just jive in one big group, putting each other on, trying to top the last line” ( Time )

Usage Problem To be in accord.

verb

transitiveSlang

To speak to (someone) in an exaggerated, teasing, or misleading way.

adjective

Slang

Misleading, phony, or worthless: talking jive nonsense.

Origin of jive

Origin unknown

Related Forms:

jiv′er

noun

jiv′eyjiv′y

adjective

Usage Note: The verb jive is often used in place of its near sound-alike jibe to mean “to be compatible, agree.” The Usage Panel views this as a mistake. In our 2004 survey, 93 percent of the Panel rejected the sentence The two accounts of the incident didn't quite jive.

"Jive" and "jibe" have been used interchangeably in the U.S. to indicate the concept "to agree or accord." While one recent dictionary accepts this usage of "jive," most sources consider it to be in error.